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Defensive move Chess Puzzles

Search 49,500 locally indexed real-game positions, narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then play each stored tactical line directly on the board without an upstream connection.

4524 real-game puzzles in this collection

What is a defensive move?

Defensive puzzles ask you to hold, not to win: find the only move that parries the threat, escapes the net or forces perpetual resources for the defender.

How to spot it

Identify the opponent’s real threat first, then search for replies that neutralize it while conceding the least — counter-attacks and in-between checks included.

What this set trains

These sets build resilience under pressure — the skill that saves half-points and punishes overextended attacks.

Foundation: 141Developing: 333Challenging: 738Advanced: 3312
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Puzzle 03vcU

Rating 1697 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0TILp

Rating 1697 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Alkz

Rating 1698 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0QwZP

Rating 1698 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 09nmh

Rating 1699 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0JBbj

Rating 1699 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0UdQd

Rating 1699 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0DZRR

Rating 1700 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Pvv2

Rating 1700 advantagedefensiveMoveopening
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Puzzle 07bhT

Rating 1701 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0KjY7

Rating 1701 crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0NGiY

Rating 1701 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0SReg

Rating 1701 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0UGku

Rating 1701 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 02t6P

Rating 1702 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 06oq4

Rating 1702 advantagedefensiveMoveopening
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Puzzle 0E3HF

Rating 1702 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0HSGC

Rating 1702 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Tn8l

Rating 1702 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 00xHQ

Rating 1703 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 03Qun

Rating 1703 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0OCxg

Rating 1705 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0QTAc

Rating 1705 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0C9xR

Rating 1708 crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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